Basic operation of the AW2400

2

Introducing the AW2400

Basic operation of the AW2400

This section explains basic operation of the AW2400.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cursor

 

 

 

Viewing the display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The blinking frame within the dis-

 

The display of the AW2400 shows the following informa-

 

play is called the “cursor.” When an

 

 

object in the screen is enclosed by

 

tion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the cursor, that object is selected for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

operation.

 

 

 

 

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Buttons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buttons in the display are used to

 

Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

switch a parameter on/off, to select

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

one of multiple choices, or to execute

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a specific function. A button that is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

currently on will be displayed in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“inverse” form (black background

 

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with white text). A button that is cur-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rently off will be displayed in normal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

form (black text against a white

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

background).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knob/parameter display area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The knob/parameter display area

 

Knob

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

within the display is used to edit the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

value of the corresponding parame-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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parameter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

display area

1 Screen name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the name of the currently selected screen.

 

 

 

 

 

I Tabs

 

 

B Selected channel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When a screen includes a number of pages, corresponding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tabs will appear along the bottom of the display. The tabs

This indicates the mixer channel that is selected for opera-

 

 

are used to switch between the various pages related to the

tion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

current screen.

 

 

C Song name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The name of the currently selected song.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D Counter (left side)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In some cases the tabs also become “additional function

This indicates the current location within the song. The

 

 

buttons” when the [SHIFT] key is pressed. When addi-

current-time display format can be selected via the SONG

 

 

tional functions are available an

mark will appear in

screen Setting page. The choices are standard time (hours

 

 

the lower left corner of the display.

 

 

: minutes : seconds . milliseconds) or timecode (hours :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

minutes : seconds : frames . sub-frames)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E Counter (right side)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This indicates the current location within the song in mea-

 

 

 

 

sures/beats. The measures/beats are calculated according

 

 

 

 

to the tempo and time signature specified in the tempo

 

 

 

 

map for the song. The current tempo and time signature

 

 

 

 

are displayed above this value.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F Scene information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The number and name (first eight characters) of the cur-

 

 

 

 

rently selected scene.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G Sampling Rate/Quantization Bits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sampling rate and quantization bits (bit depth) of the

 

 

 

 

currently selected song.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H Main screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The information displayed in this area will depend on the

 

 

 

 

key/knob that was last pressed. The following types of

 

 

 

 

object are displayed in the main screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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